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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve developed a couple of new layers that I use as background layers when working in Surrey, BC. First off though, do NOT import these files. Instead, merge objects from them or trace from them if you want to use them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The first is cadLotsSHP, the Surrey castradal data. Castradal data (property lot data) is not suitable for importing into OSM, but there are uses. Included in it is school and park data as well as some railway landuse data. It is also sometimes useful for establishing the bounds of residential areas. An example of this is <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=-122.868&minlat=49.126&maxlon=-122.862&maxlat=49.134&box=yes">http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=-122.868&minlat=49.126&maxlon=-122.862&maxlat=49.134&box=yes</a> where I used the outer lots to establish the landuse for the block.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The second is parkNaturalAreasSHP, which is a map of natural areas in parks. I describe this conversion in detail at <a href="http://www.paulnorman.ca/blog/2011/04/a-simpler-shapefile-conversion/">http://www.paulnorman.ca/blog/2011/04/a-simpler-shapefile-conversion/</a> but basically everything is natural=wood wood=coniferous/deciduous/mixed, natural=scrub or landuse=meadow.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The third is trnRoadCentrelinesSHP which is the Surrey road network data which I posted to talk-ca@ earlier. I’ve been using it for fixing abbreviated road names (e.g. 22 av instead of 22B Avenue) as well as adding in maxspeed=* lanes=* information for major roads.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My typical workflow with these files is I have them up in the background and instead of tracing, I merge the relevant object to the OSM layer. The end result is the same, but I find it faster.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>